According to the 2000 census, Latinos number 45,000 persons, making up an estimated 8 percent of the population of the District of Columbia. Studies sponsored by APRA have estimated that 16 percent of Latinos are substance abusers. The Office of Special Population Services (OSPS) within APRA has worked since 1998 with the Office on Latino Affairs (OLA) to address the substance abuse needs of the Latino community of the District. Through this partnership came the APRA/OLA Continuum of Care. Community based organizations now provide much needed substance abuse services to Latinos in DC. OSPS also works to ensure a high level of cultural competency within all of APRA’s services.

Office of Special Population Services -- Department of Health
825 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Coordinator: Adrian Dominguez, Telephone: (202) 442-9216
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

With funding from APRA, the following services are provided to the District’s Latino population:

• Substance abuse treatment for Latino youth
• Substance abuse treatment for Latino adults with co-existing mental health and substance abuse disorders
• Day and residential treatment for homeless substance abusers
• Outpatient treatment for Latino substance abusers living with HIV/AIDS
• Pre and post release substance abuse counseling for Latino correctional residents
• A fetal alcohol syndrome media campaign targeting Latina women at risk or abusing alcohol and
• Outreach and linkage services for Latino women who are homeless and chemically dependent

Agency Name	Address	Contact Person	Hours of Operation
Circulo de Andromeda	3601 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20010	Dr. Richard Galbis (202) 291-0949	Monday - Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
La Clinica del Pueblo		Gloria Eliot (202) 462-4788	Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm Saturday 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Latin American Youth Center	1419 Columbia Road, NW Washington, DC 20009	Jose Carlos Vera (202) 319-2271	Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care	2333 Ontario Road NW Washington, DC 20009	Melicia Escobar (202) 483-8196	Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Neighbor's Consego	3118 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20010	Najiya Shana'a (202) 234-6855	Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Whitman Walker Clinic-OLS	1407 S Street NW Washington, DC 20010	Lourdes Carazo (202) 328-0697	Monday - Friday 9 - 5 pm
Salomon Zelaya	1345 Newton Street NW Washington, DC 20010	Pablo Sanchez (202) 745-7719	24 hours
Education Organization for United Latin Americans (EOFULA)	1844 Columbia Road NW Washington, DC 20009	Ana Maria Neris (202) 483-8196	Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

In addition, APRA’s Detoxification facilities at the DC General campus support bilingual staff members who translate when needed and help patients deal with cultural difficulties